Plastics Process Technician

alphapointeKansas City, MO

8 days ago

Occupations

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industries

All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing Unlaminated Plastics Profile Shape Manufacturing Industrial Mold Manufacturing

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About the role

Job Opportunity At Alphapointe As part of its mission, Alphapointe provides preferential hiring to people with vision impairments (legally blind). Alphapointe is a non-profit agency whose mission is to empower people with vision loss to achieve their goals and aspirations. Alphapointe offers a great working environment that's both challenging and satisfying as well as an array of benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, PTO, paid holidays and flexible spending options as well as a generous 401(k).

Job Summary: Responsible for increasing molding output and efficiencies by troubleshooting issues and developing new processes.

Essential Functions:

Functional knowledge of injection and blow molding machines.
Provide technical support to manufacturing for capability issues, technical improvements, and daily processing activities.
Operate auxiliary equipment to support molding operation such as mold temperature control units, grinders, robots, and pickers.
Do daily/weekly PM's as assigned
Participate on teams to help achieve operational goals
Drive molding process improvements to include cycle time efficiencies, cavitation, scrap reduction, and establishment of optimal processing parameters.
Support process improvement, reduction of downtime, cost reduction, and corrective action
Assist in the set-up, repair, and troubleshooting of molding equipment.
Familiar with GMP and ISO guidelines Establish the parameters for an optimal molding environment
Ensure the environment meets all safety requirements
Operate hot/cold runner molds
Additional Functions:
Assist in physical inventories
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Must have good work and attendance record
Experience with the installation and setup of tools into molding machines
Ability to problem solve machine systems and auxiliary equipment
Required minimum 2 years' experience in plastics molding industry.
Ability to work in a loud, manufacturing environment
Must be able to work extended shifts and weekends as necessary

Working Conditions: 3rd Shift, 11pm-7amAlphapointe is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

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JOB OVERVIEW

Experience level

Mid

Location

Kansas City, MO

Occupation

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Industry

All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

Posted

8 days ago

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